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Urban Fur: Le Grenier
Filed under: 11222, Crazy Cat Lady, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic
This summer I learned the proprietress of Le Grenier, Maya, got an unexpected visitor in the way of the orange and white tabby you see at left. She wrote:
Hi — wondering if any of you North Brooklyners have seen signs for a missing orange cat?
One has just appeared in my garden and she’s definitely a lost family pet — very friendly, cuddly and charming, clean and seems to have been well fed / cared for.
I’m giving her food, water & friendly ministrations but am not sure how long she’ll stay back there (no clue how she even got in, it’s completely enclosed) and I can’t bring her inside (our Galileo is FeLV+) so I’m hoping to track down her owners quickly.
I helped to spread the word but, alas, no one came forward. No worries: yesterday, as I discovered, she has a new home— and a job! I wrote to Maya:
I got some lovely photos of her today. She pranced along the window mewing at me the whole time (didn’t capture that but I thought you’d like to know she is keeping a very watchful eye over your business!). Very cute. Plan on posting a few pix tomorrow!
To wit Maya replied:
After posting signs everywhere and calling local vets for many weeks, with no reply I of course decided to keep her (my friends have officially dubbed me The Crazy Cat Lady)… Her name is AmiCat…
AmiCat watches.
And watches.
And when AmiCat deduced that yours truly was neither a threat nor a food giver she proceeded to ignore me. Such is the life of a pampered pussy— and quite frankly I am envious.
But when Maya is in the house, well, it’s another story altogether. READ: naptime!
Le Grenier (now presided over by AmiCat)
19 Greenpoint Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Phone: (718) 569-0111
Miss Heather
Photo Credits: AmiCat napping is courtesy of Maya Marzolf.
Quicklink: YRU On My Train?
Props go out to Subway Art Blog for spotting this gem. He writes:
What could possibly drive two aspiring actresses to start interviewing strangers in the subway? Sheer curiosity.
Why Are You on My Train? is a video blog by Alli Goldberg and Jen Jamula. Both of them moved to New York to pursue their acting careers after graduating from Yale’s theater department, but found themselves doing something they never expected. “Our blog was partly born out of riding the subway to and from auditions and a) wondering who the people were around us and b) wanting to engage,” explained Jen…
You can read the rest over at Subway Art Blog. Check it out!
In the meantime here’s a choice morsel:
Psychics, Astronauts and Rappers from whyareyouonmytrain on Vimeo.
I can only hope I meet these ladies and tell them my tales. Provided of course the G train is actually running.
Miss Heather
New York Shitty Day Ender: Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda
Having performed my civic duty (that is voting) I am now off to scrub the stain off my soul. More likely than not via the bottle of vodka the Mister thoughtfully gave yours truly for our fifth wedding anniversary.*
Miss Heather
*I am not kidding. He really did this.
New York Shitty Street Art Du Jour: Pryor
From Wythe Avenue.
Miss Heather
P.S.: My (un)educated guess is this piece is referencing the following movie.
NYS Flickr Pool
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